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The report includes a fear of losing control and privacy, concerns about finances, and the belief that family caregivers alone were both skilled and had time enough to do the job as reasons for folks refusing home care.

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High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend

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09/22/2017

... explored how smart investments in health, empowerment, education and employment can reduce vulnerability and support ...

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Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says

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09/27/2017

Around the world, hundreds of millions of students are spending years in school while learning virtually nothing, and many countries are neglecting to even measure their progress, the World Bank warned in its flagship annual economic development...

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After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues

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10/03/2017

... last week’s fatal stabbing at a school in the Bronx, the Education Department would focus its training for teachers on ...

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How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings from the Wallace Foundation

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10/06/2017

... nonprofits to rapidly expand operations in three fields: education (10 nonprofits), health (18 nonprofits), and youth ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Hotel Industry To Reduce Food Waste

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11/14/2017

... including low-waste menu planning, staff training and education , and customer engagement. Overall, participating ...

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Photojournalist Documents Moments From the San Quentin State Prison Marathon on Open Society Foundations' Weekly Instagram Takeover

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01/22/2018

... they also confront the challenges of aging, getting an education and maintaining family relationships behind bars, ...

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Casey Castañeda Appointed National Head of Private Foundation Services and Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank

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02/01/2018

... and has experience with programs in youth development, education , the environment, human services, community ...

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Heather Gerken Joins Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees

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06/06/2018

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced on June 5, 2018, that Heather Gerken, Dean of Yale Law School, has been elected to its Board of Trustees.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $29.3 Million to Hellenic Fire Service

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07/31/2018

... Cephalonia and Samos and previously supported firefighter education in Greece in collaboration with the British ...

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The Samuel H. Kress Foundation Funded Study Shows Museum Field Trips Impact Learning

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09/28/2018

The Samuel H. Kress Foundation support a study that shows that facilitated classroom visits to an art museum have a measurable impact on key aspects of student learning.

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Surdna Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Among Foundations Leading the Way in Impact Investing and Racial Equity

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02/26/2019

It has been inspiring to be part of the rapidly growing impact investing movement over the last several years, as foundations and their partners have committed more of their assets to social and environmental change. In the midst of this growth,...